It took a lot longer than anticipated, but lawmakers in Wisconsin have finally reached agreement on that state’s budget… and the Wisconsin Biodiesel Association (WBA) says its $26 million renewable energy package will help make the state competitive in the biodiesel business. This story in Wisconsin Ag Connection says the WBA is applauding the approval of the biodiesel measures in …
U.S. Army Takes a Look at Hydrogen
The Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, a department of the U.S. Army, is working with executives from Chevron Technology Ventures and the Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center to see how the military could use hydrogen fuel technology and how the technology operates in a real-world setting. The joint-project will take place at the Selfridge Air National Guard (SANG) …
Biofuels for the Mid-level Consumer
The biofuels boom is leaving out a big piece of the consumer pie: mid-level consumers. Well, that’s what Pacific Natural Energy believes. PNE also believes it has the perfect “pie filling.” The energy company has introduced it’s BioBox Mobile Processor as the perfect, viable biodiesel solution for the middle men. Everyone’s heard of the avid garage-based hobbyist brewing a biodiesel …
PG&E Commits to Long-Term Wind Power
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is embracing wind power with mucho gusto. The electric company has committed to a long-term power purchase agreement with enXco, purchasing 150 megawatts of wind energy through enXco’s Shiloh II project. This latest agreement bumps up PG&E’s contracted and delivered wind energy to 1,061 MW and will deliver about 510 GWh of wind energy to …
Soybean Growers Tout Dual Use Beans
Growers of soybeans are pointing out that the process used to extract oil to make into biodiesel does not change the feed quality of soybean meal. The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council is reminding livestock producers they don’t have to cut out soybean meal just because the demand for soybeans has increased: Crushing soybeans for biodiesel does not change the meal …
Smiling Earth Lawsuit
Smiling Earth Energy, the company that is proposing to build a 320-million-gallon biodiesel plant along the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, is being sued by an Oregon biodiesel company for failing to provide the promised $310 million in financing for a West Coast biodiesel plant… and then refusing to return a $100,000 deposit to the Oregon company. This story in the …
US-EU Deal Could Expand Biodiesel Production and Use
The United States and the European Union… at odds over some biodiesel issues… are expected to sign a deal that would set international standards for trading biofuels, which senior U.S.diplomats say will give a boost to jatropha-based biodiesel in the world market. As you might remember from a previous post of mine on October 24th, the EU is threatening a …
Wind Energy Developers to Get Tutorial
Folks in the wind power business, or who want to be in the wind power business, are invited to a tutorial November 28th-30th at the Derek Hotel in Houston, Texas to give them a leg up in an industry that is experiencing a 25 percent annual growth curve. Put on by Infocast, Inc. (a educational conference organizer), sponsored by several …
Clean Air Green Tour Rounds Out 2007 Promotion
Just five stops remain for the National Clean Air Green Tour. Covering over 50,000 miles in five months, the tour has been promoting green practices and has participated in the United Nations Billion Tree Campaign and the Adopt-a-Highway Programs along the way. The last five stops will be made in Evans, GA on October 30th; Lexington, SC on October 31st; …
Green Vision Goes Online
Alternative energy enthusiasts looking to see some renewable fuels in action can now access a vast array of demonstrations online. GreenEnergyTV.com describes itself as an Online Television Channel that allows millions of viewers worldwide to get plugged in to what’s going on with alternative energy. Though having been launched only in January 2007, Green Energy TV now has viewers from …